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After more than thirty years of existence Corian is familiar to

designers, engineers and architects. To make the most of this material in a
world of changing environments, languages and fashions, their task is to
transform material into work. The art of the past century utilized all
existing materials across all disciplines, breaking away from the traditional

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categories of painting, sculpture and architecture. Art has made full use of the
inventions of industry, intertwining the figurative arts, architecture and
design to give rise to installations, to works in which languages are
regenerated and interact. We now see alongside the mass and the energy
of a material a third factor being added: information.

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Index
INTRODUCTION

CASE STUDIES

Material, Work and Network

SHOPS

FOOD

The merchandise dream

I eat out

HOTEL

MARINE

Guiding star
Inside waves

HEALTHCARE

We care

PUBLIC SPACES

CONTACTS

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Open language

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DESIGN

No one knows everything

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BATHROOM

KNOW-HOW

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OFFICE

KITCHEN

CORIAN PRODUCTS

Tides, ebbs and flow

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I eat at home
Trend source

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37

EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS

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Sinks and bowls

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Technical information

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Material, Work and Network

The digital revolution is still in progress, impacting

the mass and the energy of a material, a third factor

on all areas of life: culture, economics, society

being added: information. Corian is aesthetics,

and politics. A widespread convention keeps

colour and depth. It is strength, reliability and

the planet tuned to the third millennium AD.

functional quality. It is information, a message. It is

People, work and network all turn to families

found all over the world and each sheet is designed

of new materials to find an enlarged base.

to be perfect. No Corian can be better than Corian.

Every person can purchase exactly the same Corian.

DuPont Corian is an advanced blend of natural

Yet each Corian is uniquely different and available

materials and pure acrylic polymer. It is a material,

in more than 100 colours. Each individual can use it

an artefact. It is part of the logic of mans constructed

in his or her own way to create a piece of work. This

world, i.e. the artificial design dimension, a result

is the materials value in the network. A network of

of reflection upon design.

individuals. The father of the Web, Tim Berners-Lee

has explained the people who have constructed the

After more than thirty years of existence Corian

Internet and the Web really appreciate the value

is familiar to designers, engineers and architects.

of the individual and the systems in which he works,

To make the most of this material in a world of

and have a solid knowledge of their own identity,

changing environments, languages and fashions,

but also of the common good.

their task is to transform material into work.

(Tim Berners-Lee, Weaving the Web)

The art of the past century utilized all existing

materials across all disciplines, breaking away

And now Corian has entered the fourth decade

from the traditional categories of painting,

of its existence. This book is also a new tool.

sculpture and architecture. Art has made full use

A complete resource containing the aspects

of the inventions of industry, intertwining

of material, emotion, creativity and environment.

the figurative arts, architecture and design to give

A resource-message: graphic design communicates

rise to installations, to works in which languages

an aesthetic; architects and designers notice the

are regenerated and interact. We now see alongside

connections.

LEFT DETAILED VIEW OF BEAM, DESIGN ETTORE SOTTSASS. STRUCTURE IN CORIAN GRAVEL AND TURKISH BLUE.

CASE STUDIES

Everything exists. Everything can be re-designed.

Corian has existed for over 30 years: an uninterrupted success.
And yet recently it has been acquainted with a new spring, a vital leap forward.
Due to the merit of the new colours and new textures that will astound contemporary visual culture.
Due to the merit, above all, of the creativity of the architects and designers that have known how to read,
interpret, utilize and bring Corian to life with language and new spirit.

SHOPS

The merchandise dream

The more precious the merchandise, the clearer the
concept of rarefaction. Open space. Supreme void.
Few objects. Fashion, design, art on display.
Periodically and systematically inspired by the
bazaar of Istanbul, the Chor Bazaar in Bombay and
the hundreds of shopping malls set down like flying
saucers in the cracks between the city and what
used to be the country. All coexist in coherence
because, as Shakespeare reminds us, we are made of
the very stuff of dreams, and dreams do their daily
shopping in both the museum of the minimal
and the temple of the baroque.
Hermann Finsterlin, a German scientist, graphic
artist and architect who designed works in the
1920s that resemble those built today by Frank
Gehry, says that the maximum knowledge is the
law of the wedding and relativity of opposites:
The infinite cannot exist without the finite.
Eternal light stops being light.
There is no relativity without the absolute.
There can be no nothing without everything.
(Giacomo Ricci, Hermann Finsterlin,
Dal gioco di stile allarchitettura marsupiale).
Both famous and unknown designers experiment
with solutions that are not possible in the domesticresidential sphere.
This is the ecstasy of merchandise, the theatre
of revived aesthetic tensions, of light, material and
colour. The container that incessantly repeats its

LEFT AND ABOVE SONY STORE, NEW YORK, USA. DESIGN JAMES MANSOUR. COUNTER TOP IN BLIZZARD AND DUNE, DISPLAY IN BACKLIT CAMEO WHITE.

Shops

message in emotional symbiosis with the productdivinity worshipped, contained and displayed
inside it. In the spectacle of merchandise, set design
is a key part of the message.
This is why designers often turn to Corian as a
leading instrument. Because it is easy to work
with and shape. Both solid and compact, it can
assume a great variety of forms without ever losing
its charisma.

ABOVE AND RIGHT DUGG, OSLO, NORWAY. DESIGN LARS ERNST HOLE. CAMEO WHITE IS USED IN WORKTOPS, TABLES AND CHAIRS, RECEPTION DESK, WALL
CLADDING, ROUND WARDROBE AND ROUND DISPLAY UNITS. BEACH GLASS IN COMBINATION WITH CAMEO WHITE IS USED IN CUPBOARDS.

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FOOD

I eat out
Its a film that gets screened every day.
On weekdays, and even more often at weekends
and on holidays. In the global city people eat out,
morning noon and night. They eat in town or
wherever there is a flow of human beings: airports,
rest stops, small and large stations, on planes
or trains, on ferries and cruise ships.
In the global village our ways of living and eating
have changed; we have less time but the same
appetite, today we need restaurant chains and dining
cars, pizza joints and sushi bars, Mexican taverns
and Indian restaurants. Because one speaks a
language of belonging and preference through food.
The multicultural, the typical, the exotic.
Refreshment pause, replenishing the body.

LEFT AND ABOVE HARU SUSHI BAR, NEW YORK, USA. DESIGN CMA ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. SERVICE COUNTER AND RECEPTION DESK IN BACKLIT BUTTER CREAM.

Socializing. Old faces, new friends.

An ancient, primal, authentic pleasure. Food.
Better still when shared in a convivial atmosphere.
Wherever food is consumed hygiene is not optional;
it must be optimal. Corian is a material with a
sterling reputation in this area, which is gained
in the healthcare sector. Mild or spicy in its
colours, but solid and homogeneous in its
ingredients, Corian is not a layer cake or a
laminate. It is resistant to abrasion and wear. Every
day McDonalds food outlets the world over use it
when satisfying the appetites of millions.

POSTO 2 RESTAURANT, TURIN, ITALY. DESIGN UDA. TABLETOP AND BLACK

WALL CLADDING IN NOCTURNE. PHOTOGRAPH ALBERTO FERRERO.

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Food

ABOVE AND RIGHT LE CAB, PARIS, FRANCE. DESIGN ORA-ITO. DJS CABIN IN HOT. FLOOR,
TABLES AND FRAMES IN SEATING AREA IN GLACIER WHITE. PHOTOGRAPH JAVIER URQUIJO.

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HOTEL

Guiding star
Those who travel in time and read the sacred and
profane scriptures will find mention of the first
public shelters: inns, guesthouses and hostels. In
medieval France these evolved into htellerie, the
part of a monastery reserved for the sheltering of
travellers and pilgrims, from which evolved hotel.
The hotel has to be visible from afar as a sign to
attract the weary wayfarer.
The first and most fabulous of such signs was the
guiding star, the comet, impalpable, sparkling,
mysterious and beckoning seen by the Magi. So it
is no coincidence that the earliest hotels often had
starry names such as Etoile, Stella dOro, which
evolved into Blue Stars for seaside resorts, White
Stars for mountaintop chalets, etc. Even today, the
number of stars that twinkle next to their doors
rates hotels.
After the star and the cross, the most-used variable
for the names of inns and their signs is colour: Black

always a hotel Plaza de Toros and a Baghdad Caf in

Rooster, White Horse, Moulin Rouge, Blue Lagoon.

the middle of nowhere. There are places that make

These signs were well-loved and valued not only

you dream of running the city Hotel du Chteau

for their own sake but for the sense of relief they

and city-hotels that run on dreams such as Las Vegas.

conveyed the welcome of a temporary roof, warmth

and comfort. They announced a peaceful place

Naturally welcoming in its range of colours

in which to recapture a part of the intimacy, the

and soft touch, Corian is a trusted servant

privacy and identity lost in the vastness of the

of the hospitality industry. Its basic solidity and

voyage. Today the movement of people for work

ease of installation without visible seams guarantee

or tourism is a huge part of the planets economy

easy maintenance and a constantly clean, hygienic

and hotels represent an intriguing design challenge.

surface. Because it is repairable, Corian surfaces

Everyone can imagine his or her ideal hotel, ranging

conserve their new appearance for a long time,

from four rooms to a thousand rooms. There is

optimising investment.

LEFT AND TOP RIGHT UNA HOTEL, FLORENCE, ITALY. RECEPTION IN LILAC AND BATHROOM IN NOCTURNE. DESIGN FABIO NOVEMBRE.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBERTO FERRERO.

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MARINE

Inside waves
Man has an innate curiosity about the sea.
Exotic swell or ripple, waves have always lured
him to adventure and travels in search of virgin
coasts or unknown civilizations. The abyss frightens
and attracts him to explore the depths or hunt for
treasure. Arduous crossings and vicissitudes
endured and narrated by sailors, have always inspired
writers to make romantic associations with mans
wanderings, guided by the urgent need to
find himself. In this long companionship of man and
sea, navigators of all climes and eras have made

YACHT SANTA LUCIA, DESIGN GROUPE FINOT ARCHITECTES NAVALS.

DETAIL VIEW OF KITCHEN TOP IN GLACIER WHITE.

technical innovations in the interaction with their

vessels, leading to the discovery of new ways of living
on or away from the sea. Seeking perfect continuity
with everyday life but always subject to the discipline
imposed by the sea. Comfort and high technology
combine in painstaking studies on how to make the
best, most liveable use of the available space on a
sailboat, yacht or ocean liner. As an ever-inviting
vacation opportunity or as an exclusive image
builder, the seafaring vessel, with or without sails,
represents a sphere of on-going experimentation for
designers and craftsmen in which the billowing tides,
salt and wind produce the quality control verdict.
Corian is a homogeneous thermoformable
material which can be cut, shaped and joined to
precisely adapt to the spaces typical of life on board
of a ship. Waterproof and impermeable by nature,
Corian retains its attractive surface even after long
and repeated exposure to sunlight and wind.
YACHT BALTIC 73, BOSUND, FINLAND. DESIGN BY R&J DESIGN.
DETAIL VIEW OF BATHROOM, TOP IN GLACIER WHITE.

LEFT YACHT QUEEN MARY, DESIGN TERENCE DISDALE. VIEW OF THE SHIP OWNERS OFFICE, DESK AND CEILING PANELS IN BISQUE.

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HEALTHCARE

We care
The era of fitness that frees the body and its energy
in the battle against the languid tiredness imposed
upon us by the sedentary habits of progress.
The era of unprecedented medical advances.
The era of the break with conventional medicine and
exploration of ancient cultures to find soft cures.
The era of the quest for new spiritual horizons from
the Orient. The era of perfect and perfectible health.
The era of science and soothsayers on television.
The era of the natural after the artificial.
The era of care for women, children and the elderly.
The era of care for mankind.
The era of the body-machine and the rejected body.

PHARMACEUTICAL LAB, GLENOLDEN, PA, USA.

COUNTERTOP AND PEG BOARD MADE OF GLACIER WHITE.

The era in which the present is more appealing than

the future. In this, our era, health is our most
precious asset, deserving the utmost care!
Corian also cares in environments connected
with health. DuPont developed and holds patents
for a specific technology: Corian AB, an
antibacterial component that functions as
a valuable ally in the battle against infection
and the spread of pathogens.

REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, CHICAGO, USA. DESIGN EVA MADDOX.

WALL CLADDING IN CAMEO WHITE AND BONE.

LEFT CAREGGI HOSPITAL, FLORENCE, ITALY. DESIGN WAND SYSTEM. VIEW OF OPERATING THEATRE, WALL CLADDING IN SEAGRASS.

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PUBLIC SPACES

Tides, ebbs and flow

Social thinking and urban design find an ideal
connection point in contemporary public spaces.
Places of transit, of concentration, of flow that
stimulate reflection on culture and architecture.
Non-places that put the use and re-use of spaces
and functions to the test. In spite of their variety
of approaches and sizes, all these spaces contribute
to determining the character of the metropolis.
They may be abandoned industrial sites, zones
of transit in the urban fabric, or peripheral zones that
have been enfolded by the city. In most cases they are
macro-objects deeply immersed in the context but
extraneous to the specific place. What they have
in common is the particular sensation of a shared

Corian belongs and functions in all these spaces.

citizenship. Just consider the museums of the last

It is a question of personality and toughness.

few decades, most of which represent a pursuit of

Durability makes Corian ideal for busy places.

expressive synthesis, that of the local/global dialectic.

Its flexibility to workmanship and rich chromatic

The shopping centres that proliferate far from their

range encourage the personalization of

places of origin. The airports, no longer just gateways

environments. Corian adapts to the dynamics of

for the flow of objects and people, but also for the flow

context, from the flow of travellers at the check-in

of meanings. If we focus only on civic design for

counters of airports to the tides of passengers of

example on transport networks or urban furnishings

EXE, the Japanese high-speed train. Everything that

we realize it has the difficult task of defining the

runs above, under and around us, and even more

relations among all the elements present in the

so if it comes into contact with our bodies, our

metropolitan context, a pulsating universe of lights

hands, also runs through our memory. Perhaps this

and people. Advertising structures, halls in offices

is why places of transit are so intense, connected,

and residential buildings, hotel lobbies, waiting areas

neural, a metaphor for infinity, in transit within us.

in stations, airports, museums, lounges, resting

points, shops, bars, restaurants and supermarkets
form a sophisticated network of materials and
surfaces that bear the impact of the tides of humanity.

LEFT AND TOP RIGHT SELFRIDGES, COFFEE SHOP AREA, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. DESIGN FUTURE SYSTEMS. TABLE TOPS IN BEACH GLASS AND CAMEO WHITE.

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Public Spaces

ABOVE DR. PIERRE RICAUD DISCOVERY BEAUTY CENTRE, PARIS, FRANCE. DESIGN DOMINIQUE CATEL A.MA. 12 METER-LONG THERMOFORMED WALL,
COUNTER AND RECESSED COMPARTMENTS IN PEACH.

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RIGHT MALPENSA AIRPORT, MILAN, ITALY. DESIGN SOTTSASS ASSOCIATI. CHECK-IN DESKS IN GREY CUSTOM COLOUR.

OFFICE

Open language

nurtured. A space where the most precious tool,

it turns out, is still surface worksurface, desktop,

LAYOUT. SYSTEM. SOFTWARE. FLEXIBILITY.

table, island, wing. Surface on which to rest objects,

WORKSTATION. PROJECT. OPEN PLAN. COLOUR.

telephones, papers, computers and, above all, hands,

EXECUTIVE. CABLING. STAFF. IT. MEETING.

arms, thoughts. Surface. The common table is of

INTERACTION. E-MAIL. DESKS. PRIVACY. WOMEN.

great importance for the good results of a conference

MEN. INPUT. LOOKS. PC. FURNISHINGS. MANAGER.

or a conversation. When one has to speak to others

TECHNOLOGY. MOBILE. LOVE. PEOPLE.

without the medium of a table, i.e. when between

two or more interlocutors there is nothing more

Its the office rap.

than a wall of air, so their eyes can be distracted by

Its an environment where every other word is

the view of legs, the current of understanding

in English. Universally. A place where the most

between the speaker and the listener will not be

important ideas cannot be seen or touched, but

formed as quickly as in the case of a conversation

LEFT AND ABOVE OFFICE FURNITURE IN GLACIER WHITE. DESIGN MARTIN SZEKELY. COPYRIGHT MARC DOMAGE, COURTESY OF GALLERY KREO.

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Office

across a table. This is why conversation in drawing

Work is mediated by a surface. So it is best to

rooms, without a table in between, generally proves

have a friendly, solid, beautiful, coloured and

to be disjointed and lacking in warmth. If, instead,

durable one. But hands, arms, machines and

you put a dozen people, or thereabouts, around a

thoughts can leave marks on surfaces. Corian

table if possible so that the elbows of one brush

stands up perfectly. It is compact, homogeneous,

against those of his neighbour, and that there is

non-porous and impenetrable by liquids and

an encounter between their feet from time to time,

germs. It can be cleaned very quickly and cuts or

and attempts are made to repeat the encounter, a

scratches can be made to vanish without a trace.

unique atmosphere of sympathy will soon form, and

the speaker will speak more easily and effectively,
the audience will follow the speech in a more
uniform manner, it will be more interested, more
enthusiastic, etc.
(Carlo Dossi, Note Azzurre, 1912).

LEFT AND ABOVE STUCCHI OFFICES, LECCO, ITALY. DESIGN MASSIMO FUCCI. WALL CLADDING AND RECEPTION DESK IN LILAC, EVEREST AND BLACK
QUARTZ, ELEVATOR WALL SURROUND IN LILAC, SUN AND BLACK QUARTZ.

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DESIGN

No one knows everything;

everyone knows something.

medicine, physics, computer science, etc.

no one expert knows everything in his field, yet
everyone knows something. Therefore a new door is

Design is the language of people through things.

opened. Communication technologies serve, not

The design of objects has taken on absolute

only to move masses of information but also to help

importance. It embraces the entire universe

us to think together. Previously it wasnt possible to

of things: their aesthetics, their material substance,

connect: here, anywhere, immediately or

graphic expression, techniques of existence and

permanently. Now it is. Unlike natural resources,

communication. A virtual being relating to the

ideas are never depleted. Nothing is, everything

beholder and through which, in turn, we can relate.

becomes. Everything already exists; (almost)

Design has an impact on all human beings, from

everything needs to be redesigned. Almost anything

birth to death. Good designers are scattered

that can be conceived can be produced. In the past,

everywhere: in every continent, state, region,

matter was perceived in terms of two aspects.

metropolis and town. As in other disciplines

The aspect of mass volume, inertia or weight as

MARC NEWSON LAMPS DIODE, MADE IN HOT, MANDARIN AND SUN.

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architects know so well. Then with the onset of

the modern age, came the aspect of energy.
Today matter is still mass, it is still energy but it
is also information.
Stone is information, Corian is information.
In interior and industrial design with Corian,
designers can work with a new material that is
both precious and technological at the same time.
Aesthetical and technological are the keywords
of a design project that includes Corian in
its materials. Curves, sharp corners and organic
forms can be created with a chromatic continuity

OH VOID 2 CHAIR IN MANDARIN, DESIGN RON ARAD.

that only Corian allows.

WALL IN CAMEO WHITE WITH INTEGRATED FIBRE OPTICS PROJECTING IMAGES IN MOTION. DESIGN RON ARAD.

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KITCHEN

I eat at home
In Italian the word cucina means:
1. A room specially equipped for the preparation
and cooking of food. The cabinets and appliances with
which a kitchen is furnished.
2. The act of cooking. How foods are prepared.
3. The foods themselves.
4. The stove or range for the cooking of foods.
Kitchen/cuisine/cucina are therefore a flexible
universe of connotations and overtones.
A variegated panorama of moods and uses.
It is one of the spaces that characterize us and is
inevitably characterized by us in return.
Only a kitchen speaks so eloquently of our personal
rapport with the home, with ourselves, with others
and, of course, with food and drink. Styles, colours
and forms allow themselves to be disciplined
by the dictates of current interior design.

even social entertaining. From the new concept

At the same time they are influenced by gastronomic

of counters with combined uses, to the

traditions and personal preferences. Technological

multi-accessorized laboratory, a separate island

evolution and new materials make it possible to

or a space furnished with systems that adapt

express your own idea of function, quality and

to other living spaces, in all cultures the kitchen

interpretation of imperative flexibility.

is one of the foundation elements of the home.

Combinations and juxtapositions become playful

An object of attraction and desire.

design puzzles for the homes of singles, couples

and families. From the minimalism that conceals

Corian permits the assembly of sinks, tubs,

everything in the purity of line, to the full-exposure

counters or wall panels, without visible seams,

solution where dishes, pots, pans and containers

increasing the ergonomic and hygienic quality of

remain on proud display on open shelves. From the

kitchen design. The variety of colours and textures

bar-kitchen crammed into a space in the living area

facilitates combinations with other materials,

to the classic roomy kitchen where counters, tables

in harmony with the different personal needs and

and wings offer ample space for many activities,

aesthetic statements of architect and homeowner.

LEFT AND TOP RIGHT PRIVATE HOUSE IN GTEBORG, SWEDEN. DESIGN CECILIA HOBIK. KITCHEN WORKTOP AND TABLE IN GLACIER WHITE.
PHOTOGRAPH B. BREITHOLZ.

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Kitchen

PRIVATE APARTMENT IN MILAN, ITALY. DESIGN ANTONIO CITTERIO. CABINETS IN GLACIER WHITE.

NOMIS KITCHEN BY DADA. DESIGN HANNES WETTSTEIN. TOP AND BASE IN GLACIER WHITE.

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Kitchen

DOIMO CUCINE, TOP AND INTEGRATED SINK IN CAMEO WHITE.

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BATHROOM

Trend source

By now physical fitness has become a ritual.

The bathroom has become a health spa, domestic

In public venues, hotels and the home, no space has

gym, intimate lounge, a high-tech remix of different

changed as rapidly and so radically as the bathroom.

cultures, from the Scandinavian sauna to the

Over the last ten years the Roman balneum, the old

Japanese wooden tub, to the Turkish bath with

English tub bath, has been transformed from a rather

steam and cool water jets. Occidental rhythms and

gloomy, Victorian subsidiary space to a glamorous

technologies set off on the voyage of bodily

manifesto of trends and lifestyles. Inside the

regeneration and well being acquired from other

bathroom we find five dominant processes involving

cultures. The area of psychophysical well being

five different types of equipment: hygiene, waste

represents the most evident change. A mental state

technology, physical fitness, psychological well-

of synesthesia in which visual stimuli such as light,

being and communication. Hygiene is indispensable

colour, movement, tactile-acoustic factors such as

in the bathroom and in public venues it is a sign

surfaces, temperature, water plus other inputs such

of absolute quality. Wall-mounted fixtures are

as fragrances, essential oils and music contribute

the most evident manifestation of the new focus

on hygiene. But cold, spectral hygiene no longer
has any reason for existing. In the bath the human
being is nude, unprotected. It is the only room in
which the body is completely exposed. Yet this
is precisely the space where we traditionally use
cold marble, gelid metal accessories, sharp edges
and blinding lights all in the name of hygiene.
In fact, we do not focus on the hygiene of the person
but of the room itself. We are not thinking about
comfort of the body as it is cleansed but about the
ease of cleaning the bathroom! Technology has again
made the bath a true showplace, with computers and
remote media to control the functions of tubs,
whirlpool baths, sprinkler heads and shower stalls.
There are bathtubs that rotate and can be gently
raised to a nearly vertical position to ease access
for the elderly or the disabled. There are self-cleaning
toilets and toilets that clean you and dry you.
PULSE COLLECTION. DESIGN MARIKE ANDEWEG. VANITY IN GLACIER WHITE.

LEFT PRIVATE BATHROOM, DESIGN MASSIMO FUCCI. TOP AND WASH BASIN IN VANILLA.

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Bathroom

PRIVATE HOME, UK. BATHTUB IN GLACIER WHITE.

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Bathroom

to make the bathroom a cherished environment

The bathroom changes and Corian remains an

of mythical overtones. The trendiest sinks look like

ideal material to facilitate the change. Its grand

primordial fonts. At times the bathroom also

design, substantial material feel, warm, permanent

becomes a place of sharing and intimacy with

aesthetics and reliable performance constantly

a Finnish sauna that generates a bath of total

updated by research make it an integral part

warmth, or a large hot tub for two or more.

of the evolving concepts. Corian is hygiene,

This is the New Age bath: time for yourself, a

technology, fitness, psyche and communication.

rewarding pause in the hectic pace of modern life.

The bathroom as a refuge or the ultimate playroom,
illuminated in the evening with soft, dimmercontrolled, coloured light effects.
Finally, the bathroom is communication, information.
There is an audio system, radio or telephone, even a
video screen to watch the market tickers.
The bathroom is no longer a secret, shameful place.
It is revealed and proudly displayed, a status symbol
in public venues and private homes, a proud
statement of wealth, lifestyle, culture and aesthetics.

PLANIT BLOCK. DESIGN SIMONE MICHELI.

BACKLIT VANITY IN CAMEO WHITE.
PHOTOGRAPH MAURIZIO MARCATO.

PRIVATE APARTMENT, MILAN, ITALY. SURFACES IN HOT AND CAMEO WHITE.

DESIGN CARLO DONATI.

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EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS

LEFT AND ABOVE CROMODURO STORE FRONT IN CAMEO WHITE, SANTANDER, SPAIN. DESIGN JOS PIRIS.

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D-61352 BAD HOMBURG V.D.H.
GERMANY
TEL: +49 6172 872523 /2534
FAX: +49 6172 872524
free telephone number: 0800 1810018
POLYDECOR GMBH
WESTBAHNSTRASSE 27-29
A-1070 VIENNA
AUSTRIA
TEL: +43 1 5261721
FAX: +43 1 526172122
free telephone number: 0800 295833
BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG
INTERCOVERING N.V.
PRINS BOUDEWIJNLAAN 17 UNIT 1
B-2550 KONTICH
BELGIUM
TEL: +32 3 4510948
free telephone number
(Belgium only): 0800 96666
free telephone number
(Luxembourg only): 0800 23079
FRANCE

DUPONT SWEDEN AB
KLANGFRGSGATAN 16
S-426 52 V. FRLUNDA
SWEDEN
TEL: +46 31 697580
FAX: +46 31 295320
ITALY
DU PONT DE NEMOURS
ITALIANA S.R.L.
VIA A. VOLTA 16
I-20093 COLOGNO MONZESE (MI)
ITALY
TEL: +39 02 25302349
FAX: +39 02 25302213
free telephone number: 800 876750
NETHERLANDS
CODUAQ DECORATIVE SURFACES B.V.
INDUSTRIETERREIN DE BRAND
DE STEENBOCK 26
NL-5215 S-HERTOGENBOSCH
THE NETHERLANDS
TEL: +31 73 6872010
FAX: +31 73 6872019
free telephone number: 800 0223 500
PORTUGAL

DU PONT DE NEMOURS
(FRANCE) S.A.S.
137, RUE DE LUNIVERSIT
F-75334 PARIS CEDEX 07
FRANCE
TEL: +33 1 45506535
FAX: +33 1 45506151
free telephone number: 0800 917272
GERMANY
DU PONT DE NEMOURS
(DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH
DUPONT STR. 1
D-61352 BAD HOMBURG V.D.H.
GERMANY
TEL: +49 6172 872520
FAX: +49 6172 872524
free telephone number: 0800 1810018
FINLAND
DUPONT SWEDEN AB
KLANGFRGSGATAN 16
S-426 52 V. FRLUNDA
SWEDEN
TEL: +46 31 697580
FAX: +46 31 295320
NOMART OY
MERIKASARMINKATU 6
FIN-00160 HELSINKI
FINLAND
PH: + 358 96 61 477
FAX: + 358 96 63 728

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DU PONT IBRICA, S.L.

EDIFICIO LILLA
AVENIDA DIAGONAL 561
ES-08029 BARCELONA
SPAIN
TEL: +34 93 2270654 or 901 120089
FAX: +34 93 2276211

SWEDEN
DUPONT SWEDEN AB
KLANGFRGSGATAN 16
S-426 52 V. FRLUNDA
SWEDEN
TEL: +46 31 697580
FAX: +46 31 295320
SWITZERLAND
STUDER HANDELS AG
IM SCHOSSACHER 12
CH-8600 DBENDORF
SWITZERLAND
TEL: +41 1 8231880
FAX: +41 1 8231890
free telephone number: 0800 554614
UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
MCD MARKETING LIMITED
QUARRY COURT
PITSTONE GREEN BUSINESS PARK
PITSTONE, NR. TRING
BUCKS. LU7 9GW
TEL: +44 1296 663 598
FAX: +44 1296 663 599
free telephone number
(United Kingdom only): 0800 962116
free telephone number
(Ireland only): 1800 553252

CENTRAL AND
EASTERN EUROPE
HEADQUARTERS

DUPONT CZ S.R.O.
PEKARSKA 14/628
CZ-155 00 PRAGUE 5
CZECH REPUBLIC
TEL: +420 2 57414203
FAX: +420 2 57414150
CZECH REPUBLIC

MATERFUT
RUA DR. INOCNCIO OSRIO
L. GODIM NR. 10
ZONA INDUSTRIAL DE AVINTES
PT-4430-930 AVINTES
PORTUGAL
TEL: +351 22 7877240
FAX: +351 22 7877249

CORTRADE SPOL S.R.O.

DELNICKA 13/514
CZ-170 00 PRAGUE 7
CZECH REPUBLIC
TEL: +420 2 66710191
FAX: +420 2 20802482

RUSSIA

CORTRADE SPOL S.R.O.

DELNICKA 13/514
CZ-170 00 PRAGUE 7
CZECH REPUBLIC
TEL: +420 2 66710191
FAX: +420 2 20802482

DUPONT RUSSIA LLC

BOLSHOY PALASHEVSKY
PER. 13 STROENIJE 2
RU-123104 MOSCOW
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TEL: +7 095 7972233
FAX: +7 095 7972201

HUNGARY

BANYAI BUTOROK KFT

BCSI-UT 20/A
2085 PILISVRSVAR
HUNGARY
TEL: +36 26 330341
FAX: +36 26 330249

POLAND

SOUTH AFRICA

KOREA

CORTRADE SPOL S.R.O.

DELNICKA 13/514
CZ-170 00 PRAGUE 7
CZECH REPUBLIC
TEL: +420 2 66710191
FAX: +420 2 20802482

BATIMAT BUILDING MATERIALS LLC

P.O. BOX 13913
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEL: +971 4 2820155
FAX: +971 4 2820759

DUPONT (KOREA) LTD.

KANGNAM P.O. BOX 759
SEOUL
KOREA
TEL: +82 2 2225220
FAX: +82 2 2225470

C.C.I. SP. Z.O.O.

UL. ROBOTNICZA 69
P-55 090 DLUGOLEKA K/WROCLAWIA
POLAND
TEL: +48 71 3152015
FAX: +48 71 3467831

MARSHALL HINDS
P.O. BOX 34367
ZA-2043 JEPPESTOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 11 6242999
FAX: +27 11 6242909

RUSSIA

TURKEY

DUPONT RUSSIA LLC

BOLSHOY PALASHEVSKY
PER. 13 STROENIJE 2
RU-123104 MOSCOW
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TEL: +7 095 7972233
FAX: +7 095 797 2201

CD KIMYEVI ENDUSTRIYEL URUNLER SANAYI

VE TICARET LTD. STI
ISTANBUL CADDESI ZAMBAK
SOKAK NO. 5/A
GURPINAR / BUYUKCEKMECE
ISTANBUL TURKEY
TEL: +90 212 8800526 / 27 / 28
FAX: +90 212 8800358

ACRILICA
ZAVODSKAYA STREET 2A
141400 KHIMKI
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TEL/FAX: +7 095 7930922
PSP FARMAN
SESLAVINSKAYA 6A
121 309 MOSCOW
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TEL: +7 095 7805550
FAX: +7 095 7868927

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

HEADQUARTERS

DU PONT PRODUCTS S.A.

P.O. BOX 33718
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEL: +971 4 3211532
FAX: +971 4 3211533

BATIMAT BUILDING MATERIALS LLC

P.O. BOX 13913
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEL: +971 4 2820155
FAX: +971 4 2820759

ASIA PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
DUPONT (AUSTRALIA) LTD.
P.O. BOX 930
NORTH SYDNEY, NSW 2059
AUSTRALIA
TEL: +61 2 99236111
FAX: +61 2 99236011
CHINA

NYGA LTD.
28 LECHI STREET
BNEI BRAK 51200
ISRAEL
TEL: +972 3 5708877
FAX: +972 3 5706268
SAUDI ARABIA
BATIMAT BUILDING MATERIALS LLC
P.O. BOX 13913
DUBAI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEL: +971 4 2820155
FAX: +971 4 2820759
GULF ACRYLIC MFG. CO. LTD. (GAMCO)
P. O. BOX 5728
JEDDAH 21432
SAUDI ARABIA
TEL: +966 2 6693936 / 6694747
FAX: +966 2 6695576

DUPONT COMPANY (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

1 HARBOURFRONT PLACE #11-01
HARBOURFRONT TOWER ONE
SINGAPORE 098633
TEL: +65 6586 3688
FAX: +65 6272 7494
THAILAND
DU PONT (THAILAND) LTD.
P.O. BOX 2398
BANGKOK 10501
THAILAND
TEL: +662 659 4000
FAX: +662 659 4001 /3

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ISRAEL
CD KIMYEVI ENDUSTRIYEL URUNLER SANAYI
VE TICARET LTD. STI
ISTANBUL CADDESI ZAMBAK
SOKAK NO. 5/A
GURPINAR / BUYUKCEKMECE
ISTANBUL TURKEY
TEL: +90 212 8800526 / 27 / 28
FAX: +90 212 8800358

SINGAPORE

DUPONT HOLDING CO. LTD.

CHE GONG MIAO INDUSTRIAL
AREA DISTRICT NO.5
SHENZHEN, 518040 GUANGDONG
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TEL: +86 755 83307848
FAX: +86 755 83307047
INDIA
E.I. DUPONT LTD.
DLF PLAZA TOWER, 8TH FLOOR
DLF QUTAB ENCLAVE, PHASE I
GURGAON 122002
HARYANA
INDIA
TEL: +91 124 6359900
FAX: +91 124 6540891
JAPAN
DUPONT-MRC CO., LTD.
NO.45 KOWA BLDG.
15-9, MINAMIAOYAMA 1-CHOME
MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 107-0062
JAPAN
TEL: +81 3 54108550
FAX: +81 3 54108501

NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
DUPONT SURFACES
CHESTNUT RUN PLAZA 721-MAPLE RUN
P.O. BOX 80721
WILMINGTON, DE 19880-0721
USA
TEL: 800 426 7426

CENTRAL AMERICA
MEXICO
DUPONT S.A. DE C.V.
HOMERO 206 COL
CHAPULTEPEC MORALES
DELEGACION MIGUEL HIDALGO
11570 DF MEXICO CITY
TEL: +525 722 1223
FAX: +525 722 1369

SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
DUPONT ARGENTINA S.A.
AV. MADERO 1020, 3RD FLOOR
1106 BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA
TEL: +54 11 43194310
FAX: +54 11 43194354
BRAZIL
DUPONT DO BRASIL S.A.
CAIXA POSTAL 263
CEP 06454-080
BARUERI SP
BRASIL
TEL: +55 11 7266 8763
FAX: +55 11 72668761

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Original concept
Mario Milizia
Sottsass Associati EEIG Milano
Text by
Virginio Briatore
DuPont
Project Supervisors
Lene Stosic
Massimo Fucci
Claudio Greco

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